- taxation
- nounADJECTIVE▪ excessive, heavy, high▪
the heavy taxation on smokers and drinkers
▪ low▪ direct, indirect▪ progressive, redistributive▪ double▪the proposal to eliminate the double taxation of dividends
▪ corporate, income (esp. AmE), property▪changes in corporate taxation
▪ general, personal (both esp. BrE)▪ federal, local, state… OF TAXATION▪ level, rate▪a promise to reduce the overall level of taxation
VERB + TAXATION▪ levy▪the inability to levy sufficient taxation to meet the costs of government
▪ increase, raise▪If the government raises direct taxation, it will lose votes.
▪ cut (BrE), reduce▪ eliminate (esp. BrE)▪ avoid▪ be exempt from▪Any profits made are totally exempt from taxation.
TAXATION + NOUN▪ policy, systemPREPOSITION▪ after taxation, before taxation (BrE)▪The loss before taxation was £2.7 million.
▪ from taxation▪The hospital was funded from taxation.
▪ out of taxation (esp. BrE), through taxation▪the power to raise funds through taxation
▪ taxation on▪increased taxation on oil companies
PHRASES▪ the burden of taxation▪The party's policy is to reduce the burden of taxation on the poor.
▪ a form of taxation▪The charge was seen as just another form of taxation.
▪ for taxation purposes (esp. BrE)▪They were treated as a married couple for taxation purposes.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.